either of a pair of D-shaped metal frames or hoops in which a horse-rider's foot is placed, attached by a strap to a saddle and used to assist mounting and as a support while riding
(also lithotomy stirrup) either of a pair of suspended supports for the ankles, used during childbirth, gynaecological examination, etc
= stapes
a U-shaped clamp or support used in carpentry and machinery
on a sailing ship, any of a series of short ropes suspending a rope for sailors to walk along from the yard1 (spar from which sail hangs)
[Old English stigrāp, from stige ascent, descent + rāp rope]